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Property from the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman
A RARE DEHUA BAMBOO-FORM MODEL OF A FLUTE
17TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE DEHUA BAMBOO-FORM MODEL OF A FLUTE
17TH CENTURY
The flute is stored in three fitted wood boxes, the largest with an inscription dated to the Meiji period. The jichimu box is carved with a four-character inscription reading Liao Xiecheng zao (made by Liao Xiecheng), the inner cypress box has a two-character inscription chang shen (unobstructed mind). The interior of the box has a further inscription dated to the Meiji period.
22 in. long, jichimu and cypress boxes
17TH CENTURY
The flute is stored in three fitted wood boxes, the largest with an inscription dated to the Meiji period. The jichimu box is carved with a four-character inscription reading Liao Xiecheng zao (made by Liao Xiecheng), the inner cypress box has a two-character inscription chang shen (unobstructed mind). The interior of the box has a further inscription dated to the Meiji period.
22 in. long, jichimu and cypress boxes
Provenance
Kagedo Gallery, Orcas, Washington.
The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects; Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1183.
The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects; Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1183.
Literature
S. Little, Spirit Stones of China, The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings and Related Scholar's Objects, Chicago, 1999, no. 66.
Exhibited
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Spirit Stones of China, The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings and Related Scholar's Objects, 1 May-1 August 1999.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
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